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Re: Current page - link or no link

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From: Penny Roberts
Date: Dec 1, 2005 3:00AM

Jukka K. Korpela wrote:
> On Wed, 30 Nov 2005, Penny Roberts wrote:
>
>> I've read arguments both ways so I'd be interested in your views on
>> this: in a navigation list should the current page be a live link or not?
>
>
> Where did you find arguments both ways?

On other fora.

> If you have a navigation list, it exists for the purpose of letting the
> user navigate to other pages. What would be the meaning of moving from
> one page to the same page, except confusing the user?

Actually the argument is the other way: some users get confused as to
where they are (a bit like poor spatial awareness) and clicking on the
link to the page that they think they are on orientates them.

Penny